Before 1991, I think, are dealing with the USSR & KGB, (I don't know what they are called now)
Some books that I see this in are:
1. Too Many Traitors. HB Casefiles, No. 14
When Frank wins an all-expense-paid vacation to Spain's Costa del Sol, the brother detectives are set for some good times in the sunny paradise. But instead of flamenco music and bullfights, Frank and Joe find themselves running from the law.
It seems their official tour guide has been murdered, and the evidence points directly at them. To make things worse, the Hardys are also being hunted as spies by the KGB -- and as traitors by the Network. Trapped in very tight spots, Frank and Joe need every ounce of daring and skill...to keep from being shipped home in matching boxes.
2. The Borderline Case. HB Casefiles, No. 25
A student exchange program brings Frank and Joe to sun-kissed Greece. But the moment they hit the scenic port of Piraeus, they land in deep trouble. What starts as a street fight soon escalates to a hornet's nest of espionage, kidnapping, and diplomatic double cross.
Near Yugoslavia, the Hardys find themselves on a mission to rescue someone they don't know, for a cause they barely understand. Only one thing is certain -- if the brother team fails this border run, they'll be ancient history.
3. Strategic Moves. HB Casefiles, No. 43
While attending an international summer school at England's Oxford University, the Hardys learn just how much times have changed. Frank's roommate, Pyotr Zigonev, is the USSR Junior chess champ, and he had become a pawn in an international power play. But just as the boys rally to Zigonev, they discover that the CIA has joined forces with the KGB.
The American and Soviet spy masters are out to foil a master of terrorism, and Frank and Joe and Zigonev are caught in the middle. One false move and they'll lose the ultimate game -- a danger-packed contest played out in the cold gray shadows of Stonehenge.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? This was just something I noticed.
You have to remember that it was only in 1989 when the Iron Curtain and the Cold War more or less came to an end with the fall of the Berlin Wall. So back then it was natural for "spy" movies and novels to have the Soviet Union and the KGB be the bad guys, or be figured into the "evil" scheme in some way. Plus, considering that back in the 80's and very early 90's (the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991) the USSR was the second most powerful country in the world, after the United States, and was seen as a threat to democratic government in the Western world, most authors and script writers placed the USSR in the position of not being trustworthy.
Well, the USSR and KGB made for an easy villian in the late 1980s as America was still embroiled in The Cold War at that time. But with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, it wasn't really a viable target to use anymore. But the KGB is still around in Russia- that hasn't gone away.
And all three of those are some of my favorites of The Hardy Boys Casefiles- particularly Too Many Traitors- I've read and reread that one quite a few times. I like those international intrigue/foreign countries/secret spies type books. :)
Plus in the early ads for the Hardy Boys Casefiles, Simon & Schuster was trying to say that the "NEW" series mixed together elements of James Bond and Indiana Jones, so, considering that the James Bond movies had had the Soviets and the KGB in them as enemies and friends that you had to keep at arms length, you can see where the Hardy Boys Casefiles were drawing some of their plot points from.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on May 30, 2011, 04:02:43 PM
You have to remember that it was only in 1989 when the Iron Curtain and the Cold War more or less came to an end with the fall of the Berlin Wall. So back then it was natural for "spy" movies and novels to have the Soviet Union and the KGB be the bad guys, or be figured into the "evil" scheme in some way. Plus, considering that back in the 80's and very early 90's (the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991) the USSR was the second most powerful country in the world, after the United States, and was seen as a threat to democratic government in the Western world, most authors and script writers placed the USSR in the position of not being trustworthy.
Really? ???
Quote from: MacGyver on May 30, 2011, 04:06:38 PM
Well, the USSR and KGB made for an easy villian in the late 1980s as America was still embroiled in The Cold War at that time. But with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, it wasn't really a viable target to use anymore. But the KGB is still around in Russia- that hasn't gone away.
And all three of those are some of my favorites of The Hardy Boys Casefiles- particularly Too Many Traitors- I've read and reread that one quite a few times. I like those international intrigue/foreign countries/secret spies type books. :)
The KGB is still around? Never know that. :o
Quote from: tomswift2002 on May 30, 2011, 04:09:58 PM
Plus in the early ads for the Hardy Boys Casefiles, Simon & Schuster was trying to say that the "NEW" series mixed together elements of James Bond and Indiana Jones, so, considering that the James Bond movies had had the Soviets and the KGB in them as enemies and friends that you had to keep at arms length, you can see where the Hardy Boys Casefiles were drawing some of their plot points from.
What's that mean? ???
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 06:03:59 PM
Really? ???
"Really" what? Be more specific, Bob.
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 06:03:59 PMWhat's that mean? ???
He was just agreeing with you and pointing out that even the ads for the series mentioned a
James Bond influence.
Quote from: SDLagent on May 30, 2011, 06:15:59 PM
"Really" what? Be more specific, Bob.
He was just agreeing with you and pointing out that even the ads for the series mentioned a James Bond influence.
Well, why don't you? :-\ Really as in "I don't remember that happening?"
How do you not remember it? You mentioned the USSR, KGB, and the Cold War in your original post. swift was talking about the same thing.
And what are you saying "why don't you?" about?
Quote from: SDLagent on May 30, 2011, 06:24:38 PM
How do you not remember it? You mentioned the USSR, KGB, and the Cold War in your original post. swift was talking about the same thing.
And what are you saying "why don't you?" about?
My post didn't mention the cold war. I did mention the KGB and USSR. They were mentioned on the back covers of the books. The collapse of the USSR was before my time. So, I don't remember those events.
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 06:43:41 PM
My post didn't mention the cold war. I did mention the KGB and USSR. They were mentioned on the back covers of the books. The collapse of the USSR was before my time. So, I don't remember those events.
I just learned about the Cold War in school. It's pretty cool. Not the war, learning about it is cool. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 07:21:14 PM
I just learned about the Cold War in school. It's pretty cool. Not the war, learning about it is cool. ;)
I know! ;D And the Hardy Boys and the KGB? in 14 and 43. Throw in the Network and you're good to go!
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 07:25:56 PM
I know! ;D And the Hardy Boys and the KGB? in 14 and 43. Throw in the Network and you're good to go!
That's right! :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 07:34:01 PM
That's right! :)
Have you read the KGB Casefile ones? 8)
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 07:35:46 PM
Have you read the KGB Casefile ones? 8)
I read #25, but I thought it was ok. :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 07:43:21 PM
I read #25, but I thought it was ok. :)
I know. I loved that one, ;)
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 07:44:03 PM
I know. I loved that one, ;)
Do you like Frank or Joe better?
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 07:45:28 PM
Do you like Frank or Joe better?
Both! ;D I can't decide which one I like better. ;)
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 07:47:19 PM
Both! ;D I can't decoded which one I like better. ;)
Decoded? ???
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 07:57:20 PM
Ah, gotcha! ;)
What would you say if I was to re write Casefile #43? Would you want to do it with me?
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 07:59:45 PM
What would you say if I was to re write Casefile #43? Would you want to do it with me?
You'd have to tell me some about it, but sure! ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:02:43 PM
You'd have to tell me some about it, but sure! ;)
All right. Here's what it's about: http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=043 (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/../series/casefiles.php?book_no=043)
We could do something with the KGB, I know, throw in ATAC! ;D You have read the UB's, right?
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 08:05:40 PM
All right. Here's what it's about: http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=043 (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/../series/casefiles.php?book_no=043)
We could do something with the KGB, I know, throw in ATAC! ;D You have read the UB's, right?
I sort of have. PM me with more info. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:08:04 PM
I sort of have. PM me with more info. ;)
I will. ;) ;D We don't have to use the KGB, if we don't want to. Even though they are still around! :o ::)
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 08:10:02 PM
I will. We don't have to use the KGB, if we don't want to. Even though they are still around! :o ::)
There are worse things than the KGB. Trust me! :-\ :-[
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:11:16 PM
There are worse things than the KGB. Trust me! :-\ :-[
Like what? :-\
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 08:11:56 PM
Like what? :-\
You don't want me to talk about it. Publicly, I mean. I can tell you through PM, if you dare. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:13:51 PM
You don't want me to talk about it. Publicly, I mean. I can tell you through PM, if you dare. ;)
I dare! ;) I think I need to get a life! ::) ;D
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 08:15:26 PM
I dare! ;) I think I need to get a life! ::) ;D
Trust me, it'll be better through PM. I have a ranting tendency. :-\ :-[
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:17:28 PM
Trust me, it'll be better through PM. I have a ranting tendency. :-\ :-[
Go for it! PM me! ;) Then again, so do I! ;) 8)
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 08:18:29 PM
Go for it! PM me! ;) Then again, so do I! ;) 8)
You've got a couple PM's waiting. Reply, if you dare. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:22:01 PM
You've got a couple PM's waiting. Reply, if you dare. ;)
I have. ;D 8)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:28:48 PM
I know, you brave thing, you. ;)
Yeah. ;D So, can you think of any other casefiles with a theme like that?
Quote from: Katie on May 30, 2011, 08:30:10 PM
Yeah. ;D So, can you think of any other casefiles with a theme like that?
Not really, but as I read more and more, I'll see. :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 30, 2011, 08:35:49 PM
Not really, but as I read more and more, I'll see. :)
Sounds great! ;)
Wow. Off-topic much?
QuoteI will. We don't have to use the KGB, if we don't want to. Even though they are still around!
Okay- officially the KGB dissolved along with the USSR back in 1991, but I have heard tales of KGB factions still operating. I shouldn't have definitively said they were still around- but I would not be surprised honestly. Kinda like how there are still KKK factions around too, sadly enough.
Quote from: MacGyver on May 30, 2011, 11:56:33 PM
Okay- officially the KGB dissolved along with the USSR back in 1991, but I have heard tales of KGB factions still operating. I shouldn't have definitively said they were still around- but I would not be surprised honestly. Kinda like how there are still KKK factions around too, sadly enough.
The KGB is unofficially still around, then? :-\ What's the KKK fractions? ???
The Ku Klux Klan - a bunch of cowardly racists that fight for "white" dominance
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 04:24:45 PM
The Ku Klux Klan - a bunch of cowardly racists that fight for "white" dominance
*Shakes head* Never heard of it.
I would think you would learn about it in history class soon enough- it's been around since at least the end of the Civil War- I'm pretty sure that's when it was founded and some strains of it continue on today... it's even mentioned as the villian in a Sherlock Holmes story- The Five Orange Pips
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 04:38:35 PM
I would think you would learn about it in history class soon enough- it's been around since at least the end of the Civil War- I'm pretty sure that's when it was founded and some strains of it continue on today... it's even mentioned as the villian in a Sherlock Holmes story- The Five Orange Pips
I was homescholedl. So it wasn't in my history class. ;)
The Great Game, the last episode of the new Sherlock TV series had five beeps in it. Is that like the five orange pips in the book?
I'm not sure that it's meant as a reference to that or not. I'd have to see the show.
And whether homeschooled or not, any American history class should teach something about the KKK in conjunction with a study on the Civil War and the Reconstruction period.
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 04:48:54 PM
I'm not sure that it's meant as a reference to that or not. I'd have to see the show.
And whether homeschooled or not, any American history class should teach something about the KKK in conjunction with a study on the Civil War and the Reconstruction period.
Oh yeah . . .It wasn't a very long read, Maybe a paragraph at the most. But I do remember something about it, now. :)
Okay- I figured you probably would've have had some mention of it somewhere- sure, it's not a nice or enjoyable thing to talk about, but it is part of history. And those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. (like in summer school. ;))
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 04:57:00 PM
Okay- I figured you probably would've have had some mention of it somewhere- sure, it's not a nice or enjoyable thing to talk about, but it is part of history. And those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. (like in summer school. ;) )
Summer school is not fun! ::)
Quote from: Katie on May 31, 2011, 04:27:42 PM
*Shakes head* Never heard of it.
Yeah, I nicknamed them the Koo-Koo-Klan. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 31, 2011, 07:48:33 PM
Yeah, I nicknamed them the Koo-Koo-Klan. ;)
Good one! ;) ;D
QuoteSummer school is not fun!
Depends on what classes you have to take (I'm talking the college equivalent here- taking summer courses to speed your graduation or literally make the grade for scholarships- though either way, I'd still rather not be in school during summer.) So yeah- summer school is no fun, but
Summer School is pretty fun (when edited). ;D 8)
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 08:52:11 PM
Depends on what classes you have to take (I'm talking the college equivalent here- taking summer courses to speed your graduation or literally make the grade for scholarships- though either way, I'd still rather not be in school during summer.) So yeah- summer school is no fun, but Summer School is pretty fun (when edited). ;D 8)
Yeah, it sure was! ;) ;D
Ah- so you've seen this Mark Harmon '80s movie classic then?
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 08:52:11 PM
Depends on what classes you have to take (I'm talking the college equivalent here- taking summer courses to speed your graduation or literally make the grade for scholarships- though either way, I'd still rather not be in school during summer.) So yeah- summer school is no fun, but Summer School is pretty fun (when edited). ;D 8)
I've never had to do summer school, but it might happen. :-\
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 31, 2011, 08:56:07 PM
I've never had to do summer school, but it might happen. :-\
That's not cool. :o
Quote from: MacGyver on May 31, 2011, 08:55:08 PM
Ah- so you've seen this Mark Harmon '80s movie classic then?
Yeah. Not straight through, though. ::)
Quote from: Katie on May 31, 2011, 08:58:21 PM
That's not cool. :o
Luckily, I don't think I'll have to. :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 31, 2011, 09:01:04 PM
Luckily, I don't think I'll have to. :)
That's great! You ever notice that when you say that you're homeschooled people look at you like you're weird? I had that all the time! ;D
Quote from: Katie on May 31, 2011, 09:03:35 PM
That's great! You ever notice that when you say that you're homeschooled people look at you like you're weird? I had that all the time! ;D
Yeah, but I give the look back! :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 31, 2011, 09:09:13 PM
It's fun! :)
And then the topic of socialization comes up and it's like . . ."D'oh, that's why I'm at home, you know!" ;)
Quote from: Katie on May 31, 2011, 09:12:52 PM
And then the topic of socialization comes up and it's like . . ."D'oh, that's why I'm at home, you know!" ;)
I socialize. With adults. :)
Quote from: Katie on May 31, 2011, 09:18:28 PM
Yeah, me too! ;) ;D
In some ways, that's better. :)
QuoteThat's great! You ever notice that when you say that you're homeschooled people look at you like you're weird? I had that all the time!
You're homeschooled? That's so weird! :P ;D
(Totally kidding).
Though I'm not homeschooled myself (at least in that sense), I do have friends who have been homeschooled. I never understand why some find this weird or whatever. Just because a family chooses to do education a bit differently from others doesn't mean it's weird. I can understand why some parents would want to be protective of exactly what their kids learn in schools today- I don't blame them. I don't really have anything against public school either- but I can see how things have continued to get worse in a lot of ways. And it may not even be an issue with the curriculum- some parents may just feel safer, considering the violence that has happened at public schools.
And from my understanding, many homeschooled kids in an area generally get together and have times of interaction and even hold their own senior proms. So I think homeschooled kids still get interaction with kids their own age in a school-setting. Of course, they can also get this through social groups at the local public library, sports teams, local clubs and groups and of course, church.
However, I was very much homeschooled as a kid in Bible instruction and learning more about God. My parents not only told me about Jesus and what He said- they lived out what He said as best as they could. (And they still do this now of course.) That kind of homeschooling, every kid should have. :)
(And yeah- I know that was way off-topic- but to be fair, I didn't take the conversation in this direction to begin with. ;))
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 08:35:08 AM
You're homeschooled? That's so weird! :P ;D
(Totally kidding).
Though I'm not homeschooled myself (at least in that sense), I do have friends who have been homeschooled. I never understand why some find this weird or whatever. Just because a family chooses to do education a bit differently from others doesn't mean it's weird. I can understand why some parents would want to be protective of exactly what their kids learn in schools today- I don't blame them. I don't really have anything against public school either- but I can see how things have continued to get worse in a lot of ways. And it may not even be an issue with the curriculum- some parents may just feel safer, considering the violence that has happened at public schools.
And from my understanding, many homeschooled kids in an area generally get together and have times of interaction and even hold their own senior proms. So I think homeschooled kids still get interaction with kids their own age in a school-setting. Of course, they can also get this through social groups at the local public library, sports teams, local clubs and groups and of course, church.
However, I was very much homeschooled as a kid in Bible instruction and learning more about God. My parents not only told me about Jesus and what He said- they lived out what He said as best as they could. (And they still do this now of course.) That kind of homeschooling, every kid should have. :)
(And yeah- I know that was way off-topic- but to be fair, I didn't take the conversation in this direction to begin with. ;) )
Yeah I know! :) Let's see if we can get it back to what it was originally was. If we dare! ;)
Sounds like a new pledge for this forum- Dare to be on-topic! ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on May 31, 2011, 09:21:01 PM
In some ways, that's better. :)
Yeah it is! ;) 8)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 09:26:21 AM
Sounds like a new pledge for this forum- Dare to be on-topic! ;D
Dare to
stay on topic, I mean! ;) ;D I wonder how long
that will last? ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 12:10:55 PM
Dare to stay on topic, I mean! ;) ;D I wonder how long that will last? ;)
Not long, with you, me, and MacGyver on. ;) But, wouldn't it be dull if we stuck to topic. Think of how many ideas would be lost. :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 12:33:29 PM
Not long, with you, me, and MacGyver on. ;) But, wouldn't it be dull if we stuck to topic. Think of how many ideas would be lost. :)
I know. Think of the horror! ;) 8) Actually, don't! ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 12:41:59 PM
I know. Think of the horror! ;) 8) Actually, don't! ;)
Too late, I have! :o :o ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 12:47:30 PM
Too late, I have! :o :o ;)
I figured you would. :o ;) 8)
You don't have to lose any ideas. You just have to start 50 million more threads for each one! ;D
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 12:51:51 PM
You don't have to lose any ideas. You just have to start 50 million more threads for each one! ;D
That might work. ;)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 12:51:51 PM
You don't have to lose any ideas. You just have to start 50 million more threads for each one! ;D
Hey, that's a great idea! ;) I'm in a mood today, can you tell? ::) ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 12:56:49 PM
Hey, that's a great idea! ;) I'm a mood today, can you tell? ::) ;D
I'm cheesy, you're cheesy, and MacGyver, if he's his usual self, is cheesy. ;D ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 12:58:19 PM
I'm cheesy, you're cheesy, and MacGyver, if he's his usual self, is cheesy. ;D ;)
The perfect combination. . . or a disaster just waiting to happen! ;) :o 8)
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:00:29 PM
The perfect combination. . . or a disaster just waiting to happen! ;) :o 8)
But hey, we'll have fun! ;D
Mmm- makes me hungry for a grilled cheese sandwich ;D
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 01:03:07 PM
Mmm- makes me hungry for a grilled cheese sandwich ;D
I figured you would pop off with something like that. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 01:01:47 PM
But hey, we'll have fun! ;D
Yeah, we would! ;) ;D 8)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 01:03:07 PM
Mmm- makes me hungry for a grilled cheese sandwich ;D
Did you have to mention food? :-\ ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:05:29 PM
Did you have to mention food? :-\ ;D
I take it you're hungry? Then I probably shouldn't mention the delicious lasagna that I just ate... ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 01:07:56 PM
I take it you're hungry? Then I probably shouldn't mention the delicious lasagna that I just ate... ;D
No, I'm not hungry. :) I just said that cos I felt like it. :) Then again, maybe I just grab a snack real quick here! ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:11:17 PM
No, I'm not hungry. :) I just said that cos I felt like it. :) Then again, maybe I just grab a snack real quick here! ;)
Like I just did. I got a box of Whales. ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 01:12:42 PM
Like I just did. I got a box of Whales. ;D
Just grabbed some cheese curls. ;) ;D
Just grabbed a harpoon for the whales! ;D
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 01:20:04 PM
Just grabbed a harpoon for the whales! ;D
Just grabbed my AK-47. Don't ask. ;) ::) ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:17:24 PM
Just grabbed some cheese curls. ;) ;D
Those are yummy!
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 01:20:04 PM
Just grabbed a harpoon for the whales! ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:21:29 PM
Just grabbed my AK-47. Don't ask. ;) ::) ;D
Just grabbed my lever action .22 rifle! ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 01:26:55 PM
Those are yummy! Just grabbed my lever action .22 rifle! ;)
I know! ;) *Sound of gunshot* :o Did you forget to put the safely on? ;) :D
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:28:55 PM
I know! ;) *Sound of gunshot* :o Did you forget to put the safely on? ;) :D
Maybe... Sorry, neighbour! ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 01:40:41 PM
Maybe... Sorry, neighbour! ;D
That's fine. 8) I just hope the neighbours next door feel the same way about their windows! *Checks to make sure no one's injured* How much fire power does that thing have?! :o ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 01:44:49 PM
That's fine. 8) I just hope the neighbours next door feel the same way about their windows! *Checks to make sure no one's injured* How much fire power does that thing have?! :o ;D
I don't know, but look out! here they come! ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 01:59:47 PM
I don't know, but look out! here they come! ;D
*Fires off AK-47* No, I think
you need to look out, mate! ;) ;D I could do some real damage with this one! ::) ;) :D
Note to the newbies on here: We're not trying to kill each other. This just what we do for fun. Trust me, when you've been on as long as we have you'll see what I mean! :) I think we might a little high on
Mountain Dew as well. ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 02:17:21 PM
*Fires off AK-47* No, I think you need to look out, mate! ;) ;D I could do some real damage with this one! ::) ;) :D
Note to the newbies on here: We're not trying to kill each other. This just what we do for fun. Trust me, when you've been on as long as we have you'll see what I mean! :) I think we might a little high on Mountain Dew as well. ;)
Actually, I'm on Mello Yello right now.
I'll get a bazooka! Or a Wookie... ;D
I just noticed you both spelled neighbor with a "u". As a fan of British culture (and having grown up with some of it sort of), I appreciate that. :D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 01, 2011, 03:25:29 PM
Actually, I'm on Mello Yello right now.
I'll get a bazooka! Or a Wookie... ;D
*Attempts to reload AK-47* Rats! I'm out of bullets! :o Hang on while I get another pack. ;) Actually, come to think of it, I think I'm the one who's high on
Mountain Dew! ;) ;D 8)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 01, 2011, 03:40:43 PM
I just noticed you both spelled neighbor with a "u". As a fan of British culture (and having grown up with some of it sort of), I appreciate that. :D
Not a problem! ;) Oh great! :o *looks at gun chamber (or whatever it's called)* How do I re-load? *Shakes head, and sets the weapon on the ground. Reaches for a pantball gun.* Okay, this'll do. AJF, seriously look out, now. ;) 8)
Quote from: Katie on June 01, 2011, 03:42:24 PM
*Attempts to reload AK-47* Rats! I'm out of bullets! :o Hang on while I get another pack. ;) Actually, come to think of it, I think I'm the one who's high on Mountain Dew! ;) ;D 8)
Not a problem! ;) Oh great! :o *looks at gun chamber (or whatever it's called)* How do I re-load? *Shakes head, and sets the weapon on the ground. Reaches for a pantball gun.* Okay, this'll do. AJF, seriously look out, now. ;) 8)
Oh, so you want to bring paint into this, uh? Give the AK-47, I'll reload it. ;) I shall not be moved by vain attempts from thou!! ;D ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 11:20:30 AM
Oh, so you want to bring paint into this, uh? Give the AK-47, I'll reload it. ;) I shall not be moved by vain attempts from thou!! ;D ;D
'Cause I couldn't figure our how to reload the AK-47! ;) Look out for the paint bullets! *Fries one off* ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 11:24:45 AM
'Cause I couldn't figure our how to reload the AK-47! ;) Look out for the paint bullets! *Fries one off* ;D
Your paintballs mean nothing to my buckets!! ;D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 11:26:40 AM
Your paintballs mean nothing to my buckets!! ;D
*Grabs AK-74* Hey, I upgraded. ;) This can really do same damage,
now! ;) ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 11:30:02 AM
*Grabs AK-74* Hey, I upgraded. ;) This can really do same damage, now! ;) ;D
You don't scare me! I got this on my side! (Actually, it is what I have)
(http://www.jdbedwell.com/Guns/OldGunStories/Henry_leveraction_22.jpg)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 11:33:39 AM
You don't scare me! I got this on my side! (Actually, it is what I have)
(http://www.jdbedwell.com/Guns/OldGunStories/Henry_leveraction_22.jpg)
Oh really?
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hV1w1FCjryA/TZ_oaUKM2OI/AAAAAAAACtw/GToO2ZUqnDQ/s1600/AK74+Carbine.jpg)
Take
that! ;) ;D (The SLR-105 Assault Rifle.)
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 11:38:22 AM
Oh really?
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hV1w1FCjryA/TZ_oaUKM2OI/AAAAAAAACtw/GToO2ZUqnDQ/s1600/AK74+Carbine.jpg)
Take that! ;) ;D
You think you can kill me?! The though of Heaven does not frighten me, my young Padawan!! ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 11:40:35 AM
You think you can kill me?! The though of Heaven does not frighten me, my young Padawan!! ;)
No. ;) Nor does it me. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 11:52:08 AM
That's the truth!
So, are we ready to call this little "war" of ours over? ;) ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 02:12:37 PM
So, are we ready to call this little "war" of ours over? ;) ;D
I'm not; I have one last thing to say. Network Rules!! There, I'm done.
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 04:44:21 PM
I'm not; I have one last thing to say. Network Rules!! There, I'm done.
You do realise what you started now, don't you? ;) ;D ATAC Rules! There, I said it. Deal with it. ::) :D ;)
Ha! I can top both of them. SKOOL rules! :) 8)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 02, 2011, 05:55:45 PM
Ha! I can top both of them. SKOOL rules! :) 8)
Oh really? ;) Since I don't even know what that is, I'll still say: ATAC Rules! ;) ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 05:21:47 PM
You do realised what you started now, don't you? ;) ;D ATAC Rules! There, I said it. Deal with it. ::) :D ;)
Here's a deal: ATAC rules your world, while the Network rules my world. ;) :D
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 06:24:38 PM
Here's a deal: ATAC rules your world, while the Network rules my world. ;) :D
Uh, not really. ATAC is just
way better then the Network! ;) :D ::) ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 06:26:35 PM
Uh, not really. ATAC is just way better then the Network! ;) :D ::) ;)
Whatever...
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 06:30:03 PM
Whatever...
Okay, what make the Network better then ATAC?
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 06:31:21 PM
Okay, what make the Network better then ATAC?
You love ATAC, that's all that matters.
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 06:40:20 PM
You love ATAC, that's all that matters.
I do. ;) Why do you love the Network?
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 06:41:34 PM
I do. ;) Why do you love the Network?
I just do.
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 06:42:15 PM
I just do.
Whenever I read a Casefile, it's like the Network says, "You're on your own." :o
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 06:43:59 PM
Whenever I read a Casefile, it's like the Network says, "You're on your own." :o
Yup, that's pretty mcuh what they do. It teaches independence, which makes them stronger spies. That's all I'm saying.
QuoteOh really? Since I don't even know what that is, I'll still say: ATAC Rules!
You're not familiar with SKOOL? It's only the precursor to both The Network and ATAC, that's all. ;D
I'm being somewhat facetious, but nonetheless, I really did enjoy their appearance in the obviously
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,
Get Smart,
Danger Man, and
James Bond, etc.-inspired Hardy Boys book
The Secret Agent on Flight 101. You should give it a read. And read about the great war between SKOOL and UGLI. :D 8)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 06:45:44 PM
Yup, that's pretty mcuh what they do. It teaches independence, which makes them stronger spies. That's all I'm saying.
And ATAC teaches them? Hang on, I'll have to get back to you on that. :D Oh, yeah. They're trained paramedics! ;)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 02, 2011, 06:50:16 PM
You're not familiar with SKOOL? It's only the precursor to both The Network and ATAC, that's all. ;D
I'm being somewhat facetious, but nonetheless, I really did enjoy their appearance in the obviously The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, Danger Man, and James Bond, etc.-inspired Hardy Boys book The Secret Agent on Flight 101. You should give it a read. And read about the great war between SKOOL and UGLI. :D 8)
Never heard of it. ???
It's #46 in the original series. Give it a read. ;)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 02, 2011, 06:56:48 PM
It's #46 in the original series. Give it a read. ;)
I'll have to see how much I can take from reading something pre cell phone era! ;) :D
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 06:55:44 PM
And ATAC teaches them? Hang on, I'll have to get back to you on that. :D Oh, yeah. They're trained paramedics! ;)
Yeah, well. Takes all kinds...
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 10:04:23 PM
As do I. :)
Wow, this has gone so far off topic that I don't even remember what it was about to start with! :o ;) ::) ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 10:15:40 PM
Wow, this has gone so far off topic that I don't even remember what it was about to start with! :o ;) ::) ;)
It was about the presence of the KGB in Casefiles, then it went to a brief discussion about the KKK. :)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 10:23:02 PM
It was about the presence of the KGB in Casefiles, then it went to a brief discussion about the KKK. :)
Oh yeah, and now we're having our war! ;) ;D
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 10:28:37 PM
Oh yeah, and now we're having our war! ;) ;D
Well, you're having a war. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 02, 2011, 10:31:39 PM
Well, you're having a war. ;)
You started it by bringing the guns! ;) ::)
Quote from: Katie on June 02, 2011, 10:34:48 PM
You started it by bringing the guns! ;) ::)
True, but took them out. ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 03, 2011, 03:25:57 PM
Oh yeah, right. . . ;)
Or at least, out of your sight. *shifts eyes and peeks over shoulder* ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 03, 2011, 03:34:21 PM
Or at least, out of your sight. *shifts eyes and peeks over shoulder* ;)
Okay . . . We'll see how long this lasts, mate! ::) ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 03, 2011, 03:38:27 PM
Okay . . . We'll see how long this lasts, mate! ::) ;)
Probably won't be long... ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 03, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Nope! ;)
Not if we have anything to say about it. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 03, 2011, 09:23:12 PM
Not if we have anything to say about it. ;)
;) Let's see here, "how do you load this thing? :-\
Quote from: Katie on June 03, 2011, 09:25:29 PM
;) Let's see here, "how do you load this thing? :-\
Here, I'll do it. There! ;)
Quote from: Katie on June 03, 2011, 09:36:40 PM
Thanks! I hope . . . ;) :D
You never know...I might have loaded blanks. ;)
Quote from: AlwaysAJoefan on June 03, 2011, 09:59:29 PM
You never know...I might have loaded blanks. ;)
Oh no! ;) ::) Maybe I did, too!
Hey, if you're going to get this off-topic, could you take it to PMs?
Quote from: SDLagent on June 04, 2011, 12:06:49 AM
Hey, if you're going to get this off-topic, could you take it to PMs?
Whatever! ::)
In an attempt to bring this thread back on topic and as a point of comparison, I was just wondering... in the late 1980s and through the '90s, we had the KGB showing up at times as the bad guys in The Hardy Boys Casefiles, which as has been pointed out, would be appropriate choices at the time with the Cold War going on still and all. But the Cold War really was going since the 1950s honestly. The original Hardy Boys books started in 1927, so I was just wondering. Does anyone know if any of the original text books may have had The Hardy Boys fighting against Nazi agents? (As it seems they would have been the natural fall guy at that time- from the '30s through the '40s in any case.) There is kind of a parallel to the Indiana Jones movies here because Indy goes from fighting Nazis in the '30s to fighting Soviets in the '50s as well. Both groups make for logical bad guy choices for their time periods on a global scale- and The Hardys have definitely fought criminals on a global scale throughout their history.
Quote from: MacGyver on June 09, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
In an attempt to bring this thread back on topic and as a point of comparison, I was just wondering... in the late 1980s and through the '90s, we had the KGB showing up at times as the bad guys in The Hardy Boys Casefiles, which as has been pointed out, would be appropriate choices at the time with the Cold War going on still and all. But the Cold War really was going since the 1950s honestly. The original Hardy Boys books started in 1927, so I was just wondering. Does anyone know if any of the original text books may have had The Hardy Boys fighting against Nazi agents? (As it seems they would have been the natural fall guy at that time- from the '30s through the '40s in any case.) There is kind of a parallel to the Indiana Jones movies here because Indy goes from fighting Nazis in the '30s to fighting Soviets in the '50s as well. Both groups make for logical bad guy choices for their time periods on a global scale- and The Hardys have definitely fought criminals on a global scale throughout their history.
Wow, I never know all that! 8)
Quote from: MacGyver on June 09, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
In an attempt to bring this thread back on topic and as a point of comparison, I was just wondering... in the late 1980s and through the '90s, we had the KGB showing up at times as the bad guys in The Hardy Boys Casefiles, which as has been pointed out, would be appropriate choices at the time with the Cold War going on still and all. But the Cold War really was going since the 1950s honestly. The original Hardy Boys books started in 1927, so I was just wondering. Does anyone know if any of the original text books may have had The Hardy Boys fighting against Nazi agents? (As it seems they would have been the natural fall guy at that time- from the '30s through the '40s in any case.) There is kind of a parallel to the Indiana Jones movies here because Indy goes from fighting Nazis in the '30s to fighting Soviets in the '50s as well. Both groups make for logical bad guy choices for their time periods on a global scale- and The Hardys have definitely fought criminals on a global scale throughout their history.
I never thought of the IJ and HB comparison. :)
In the original ads for The Hardy Boys Casefiles, the books are described as a mix of Indiana Jones and James Bond :) 8)
(which is pretty fitting since James Bond is Indiana Jones' father- in more ways than one. ;))
Quote from: MacGyver on June 09, 2011, 01:55:45 PM
In an attempt to bring this thread back on topic and as a point of comparison, I was just wondering... in the late 1980s and through the '90s, we had the KGB showing up at times as the bad guys in The Hardy Boys Casefiles, which as has been pointed out, would be appropriate choices at the time with the Cold War going on still and all. But the Cold War really was going since the 1950s honestly. The original Hardy Boys books started in 1927, so I was just wondering. Does anyone know if any of the original text books may have had The Hardy Boys fighting against Nazi agents? (As it seems they would have been the natural fall guy at that time- from the '30s through the '40s in any case.) There is kind of a parallel to the Indiana Jones movies here because Indy goes from fighting Nazis in the '30s to fighting Soviets in the '50s as well. Both groups make for logical bad guy choices for their time periods on a global scale- and The Hardys have definitely fought criminals on a global scale throughout their history.
Not that I can think of but I'm sure there was at least some references to the Nazis. I do, however, remember some Japanese villains working for "foreign powers".
Okay- well, that would definitely count as a World War II reference, I would think.